Tsoknyi Rinpoche Public Talk & Mahamudra Workshop

For over 15 years, Tsoknyi Rinpoche has been teaching students worldwide about the innermost nature of mind (Mahamudra) in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Rinpoche is one of those rare teachers whose lighthearted, yet illuminating style appeals to both beginners and advanced practitioners alike. He is truly a bridge between ancient wisdom and the modern mind. His fresh insights into the western psyche have enabled him to teach and write in a way that touches our most profound awareness, using metaphors, stories and images that point directly to our everyday experience. He is widely recognized as a brilliant meditation teacher, is the author of two books, Carefree Dignity and Fearless Simplicity, and has a keen interest in the ongoing dialogue between western research, especially in neuroscience, and Buddhist practitioners and scholars.

His teachers include some of the most renowned masters of Tibet: Khamtrul Rinpoche Dongyu Nyima, his father Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, and Adeu Rinpoche. Rinpoche is also the older brother of Mingyur Rinpoche. Tsoknyi Rinpoche is the spiritual head of two nunneries in Nepal, as well as one of the largest nunneries in Tibet. He also heads 50+ practice centers and hermitages with over 2,000 nuns and 900 monks that practice the Tsoknyi and Ratna Lingpa Lineages in the eastern region of Tibet (Nangchen). Yeshe Rangsal (55acre retreat land) in Crestone, Colorado, is his seat in the West.

It is a rare and wonderful opportunity to have an authentic teacher of Mahamudra and Dzogchen here in Korea. Please come learn the essence of Buddhadharma as well as practical meditation methods.

Meditation for the Modern Person: “Emotional Transformation”

*Connecting with our basic well-being

*Connecting with our inherent and unconditional love

May 23 Monday 6 p.m.

Jogye Order Administration Building (Basement Performance Hall)

Mahamudra Workshop: “Deconstructing Ego-Fixation”

*How to gain stability of mind: Shamatha, Vipassana, and Mahamudra

*Mahamudra: Introduction to the Nature of Mind; How to practice Nature of Mind

From Seoul take 7770 from Sadang Station or 3000 from Kyodae or Gangnam Station. Get off at “Hanguk Gas Anjeong Gongsa.” Cross the street and walk south (right). Then, look for the small street with the sign “Gongsosa” in Korean. Walk up this street and Gongsosa is near the top of the street.